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the WEEE Directive (2002/96/EC) and your national law. This product should be handed over to a
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Enjoying High-Definition Video with Your
Camcorder
Preserve your most treasured memories, be it unforgettable scenery or cherished
moments spent with family and friends, with high-definition video recordings of a
quality second only to actually being there.
What is High-Definition Video?
1,080
lines
Cre the finest detail,
likmovement or shine
of a e strand of hair
Your corder features a full n image sensor (Full HD CMOS) that captures
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video resolution of 1,20 x 1,08ixels . This results in video recordings of
unparad high qualine detail and lifelike vivid colors.
How does gh deon compare with standard-definition TV broadcasts?
Approximatel5 times the number of pixels.
Almost 90% more scanning lines.
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1.9
“Full HD 1080” refers to Canon camcorders compliant with high-definition
video composed of 1,080 vertical pixels (scanning lines).
1
Video is recorded at this resolution only in FXP mode. In other recording modes, the picture is
resized to 1,440 x 1,080 pixels before being recorded. Even in that case, the picture captured is
detailed enough to render richly detailed recordings.
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What is so special about recording on flash memory?
Your videos and photos are recorded in the built-in memory (
card (SD or SDHC card) using AVCHD specifications . Recording flash memory means
that there are no moving parts in the recorder unit of the camcoTo you, it means a
only) or on a memory
2
camcorder that is smaller, lighter and faster. In fact, using the Qutart function (
you can open the LCD panel and start recording within roximone second.
If your high-definition TV features an SD memory card slsuts AVCHD
specifications, you can easily play back your recordings direhe memory card
(
Wt is Cinema Mo
Give r recordings nematic look by using the [
CINE MODE] recording program
PFo get tnhanced effect of the 25p Cinema Mode.
(
[
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AVCHD is the new standard for recording high-definition video. With AVCHD specifications the
video signal is recorded using MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 compression and the audio signal is
recorded in Dolby Digital.
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Table of contents
B
Mode or Flexible Recording
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Introduction
About this Manual
Thank you for purchasing the Canon HF10/HF100. Please read this manual carefully
before you use the camcorder and retain it for future reference. Should your
camcorder fail to operate correctly, refer to Troubleshooting (
Conventions Used in this Manual
•
•
•
IMPORTANT: Precautions related to the camcorder’s opon.
NOTES: Additional topics that complement thc opng procedures.
POINTS TO CHECK: Restrictions or requirements dhe function
described.
•
: Reference page number within th
To complete some operations you will so to other inction
manuals. This will be indicith the fos and the name the relevant
chapter or section.
Refer to the ftwarstruction manual, included as a
PDF file in AL VISolution Disk CD-ROM.
Refer to the of the onal DW-100 DVD Burner.
DVSD
DW-100
•
: Text that appliel(s) shown in the icon.
• Thllowing terms are unual:
Wnot specified as “mem” or “built-in memory”, the term “memory” by
itseers to both
only).
“Sceefers to omovie unit from the point you press the START/STOP button
to start rding you press again to pause the recording.
“Photo” anage” are used interchangeably with the same meaning.
• The photos included in this manual are simulated pictures taken with a still camera.
Unless indicated otherwise, illustrations and menu icons refer to the
.
FUNC.
(
32)
Names of buttons and switches other than the
joystick are indicated within a “button” frame.
FUNC.
For example
.
FUNC.
[
[
MENU]
DISPLAY SETUP]
[LANGUAGE
Desired language
]
Brackets [ ] and capital letters are used to refer to
menu options as they are displayed on screen. In
tables in this manual the default value is shown in
boldface.
FUNC.
For example [ON], [OFF].
Buttons and switches to be operated
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Getting to Know the Camcorder
Supplied Accessories
CA-570 Compact Power
Adapter (incl. power cord)
BP-809 Battery Pack
Button Battery
or Wireless
roller
WL-D88 Wireless Controller
STV-250N
Stereo Video Cable
Yellow • Red • White plugs
(incl. ferrite core)
Software CD-ROM1
and Installation Guide
PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE
IFC-4USB Cable
Software CD-ROM2
DIGITAL VIDEO
Solution Disk
WS-30 Wrist Strap
1
2
Software for saving, managing , editing and playing back movies on your computer (
80).
the instruction manual of the software (electronic version on PDF file).
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Introduction
Components Guide
Left side view
button (
(print/share) button (
DISP. (on-screen display) button
BATT. INFO butt
Speak38)
CARD Owitpen the memory
(
17)
rd slot co
ry card slo
NENT OUT nal (
UT mini terminal
stant AF sensor (
Right side view
Smicrophone
Mini video light (
Names of buttons and switches other than the
joystick are indicated within a “button” frame
FUNC.
(for example
).
Front view
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MIC terminal (
AV OUT/ terminal (
ACCESS (memory access) indicator
Back view
(
(
32, 58)/CHG (charge) indicator
Serial number
START/STOP button (
Strap mount (
DC IN termina
RESbutton
Remoor
LCD scree
LCD panel
stick (
. button (
(play/pause) n (
(fast reverse) button (
Zoom out W (wide-angle) button (
46)
(fast forward) button (
om in T (telephoto) button (
(stop) button (
BLC (backlight correction) button (
Zoom lever (
PHOTO button (
Top
Mini advanced shoe (
indicator
ON/OFF button
Names of buttons and switches other than the
joystick are indicated within a “button” frame
FUNC.
(for example
).
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Introduction
Bottom view
Tripod socket (
BATTERY RELEASE switch (
Grip belt
Wireless Controller WL-
S/STOP button (
/
FUNC. button (
MENU button (
PLAYLIST button (
Navigation buttons (
/
/
)
(frame reverse) button (
(fast reverse) button (
37)
(play) button (
(pause) button (
(stop) button (
PHOTO button (
Zoom buttons (
SET button
(frame advance) button (
(fast forward) button (
DISP. (on-screen display) button
(
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Screen Displays
Recording Movies
Operating mode (
24)
Recording program (
White balance (
Image effect (
Digital effects
Recmod
Still imaze
multaneoing) (
ote sensor o
stant AF (
anual focus (
Playing Movies
(During Playback)
progressive frame te (
Time code/Playback time
ours : minutes : seconds)
aining recording time
On the memory card
In the built-in memory
Remaining battery time (
Image stabilizer (
Wind screen off (
Headphones output (
Microphone attenuator (
Audio level indicator (
53)
52)
Level marker (
93)
Mini advanced shoe (
Backlight correction (
Scene number
Data code (
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Introduction
Recording Still Images
Zoom (
34), Exposure
(
Recording program (
Light metering mod(
66)
White balance (
Image effect (
Digitas (
Drive mod
mage qual
58)
tant AF (
ual focus (
Viewing Still Images
ng battery time
r of still images available
On the memory card
In the built-in memory
timer (
46)
Imstabilizer (
Mini video light (
91)
Camcorder shake warning (
Focus and exposure lock (
58)
Flash (
Image number (
Current image / Total number of images
Image protection mark (
67)
Date and time of recording
Manual focus (
Manual exposure (
Image size (
File size
Aperture value (
Shutter speed (
43)
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25F progressive frame rate
Select the 25F progressive frame rate (
• When you attach an empty battery pack, the
power may turn off without displaying
.
give your recordings a cinematic look. You can
combine this frame rate with the [ CINE
MODE] recording program to enhance the effect.
• Depending on the conditions under which the
camcorder and the battery pack are used, the
actual battery charge may not be indicated
accurately.
BATT.INFO
Memory operation
• When the camcors off, press
Record,
Playback,
Fast playback,
Fast reverse playback,
Slow playback,
Record pause,
Playback pause,
to display the chatatus of a battery pack.
The Intgent Sywill display the charge
status rceand the remaining
recording ties) for 5 seconds. If the
ry pack is ed, the battery
Slow reverse playback,
Frame advance,
tion may not played.
Frame reverse
er of still imageilable
red: No card
Remaining record
When there is no more
in green: 6 or more images
in yellow: 1 to 5 images
memory, “
onl
END” (
D” (me
red: No more images can be recorded
• When viewing the still images, the display will
always be in green.
ayed and he recordi
• Depending on the recording conditions, the
number of available still images displayed may
not decrease even after a recording has been
made, or may decrease by 2 still images at
once.
Remaining battery tim
75% 25%
0%
• The icon shrough estimate of the
Image number
remaining charge as a percentage of the full
charge of the battery pack. The remaining
recording/playback time of the battery pack is
displayed, in minutes, next to the icon.
The image number indicates the name and
location of the file on the memory card. For
example, the file name of image 101-0107 is
“IMG_0107.JPG”, stored under the folder
“DCIM\101CANON”.
• When
is displayed in red, replace the
battery pack with a fully charged one.
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Preparations
This chapter describes basic operations, such as navigating the
menus, and first time settings to help you learn more about your
camcorder.
CHG(charge)
indicator
Getting Started
DC IN terminal
Charging the Battery Pack
The camcorder can be powered with a
battery pack or directly using the
compact power adapter.
battery pack before us
For approximate charg
recording/playback tim
battery er to th
3 Cect the power cord to the
compact power adapter.
4 Plug the power cord into a power
outlet.
5 Connect the compact power
adapter to the camcorder’s DC IN
terminal.
• The CHG (charge) indicator starts
flashing. The indicator will stay on
when the charging is completed.
• If the indicator flashes quickly,
1 Turn off the camcorder.
2 Attach the battery pack to the
camcorder.
ONCE THE BATTERY PACK IS FULLY CHARGED
Press the battery pack softly into the
battery attachment unit and slide it
up until it clicks in place.
1 Disconnect the compact power
adapter from the camcorder.
2 Unplug the power cord from the
power outlet and the compact
power adapter.
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voltage converters for overseas travels
or special power sources such as those
on aircraft and ships, DC-AC inverters,
etc.
TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK
NOTES
• If remaining battery time is an issue, you
can power the mcorder using the
compact powapter so the battery
pack wll not bnsumed.
• Charttercks continue to
dischargTherefore, charge
m on the se, or the day
e, to ensurll charge.
ommend thu prepare battery
to last 2 to 3 longer than
ink you might nd.
BATTERY RELEASE
switch
BATTERY REL
1 Slide
direction of the at
pressed down.
2 Slide the battery
thut.
Prring the Wireless Controller and
Accessories
PORTANT
First, insert the supplied lithium button
battery CR2025 into the wireless
controller.
• Tff the camcordr before
coting or discecting the
compower ader. After pressing
ON/OFF n e camcorder,
important dupdated in the
memory. Be sure to wait until the
indicator turns off.
• We recommend charging the battery
pack in temperatures between 10 °C
and 30 °C. Outside the temperature
range of 0 °C to 40 °C, the charging will
not start.
Tab
• Do not connect to the camcorder’s DC
IN terminal or to the compact power
adapter any electrical equipment that is
not expressly recommended for use
with this camcorder.
• To prevent equipment breakdowns and
excessive heating, do not connect the
supplied compact power adapter to
1 Press the tab in the direction of
the arrow and pull out the battery
holder.
2 Place the lithium button battery
with the + side facing up.
3 Insert the battery holder.
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Preparations
Accessories
TO USE THE WIRELESS CONTROLLER
he grip bel
st the grip bethat you can
ch the zoom levwith your
ndex finger, and the START/STOP
button with your thumb.
ou can remove the grip belt and
place it with the supplied wrist
strap.
Point thless co
camder’s ote s
you ess the buttons.
You rotate the LCD pan
degrto use the wireess controller
from tront of the corder.
TO REMOVE THE GRIP BELT
NOTES
• The wireless controller may not work
properly when the remote sensor is
situated under strong light sources or
direct sunlight.
• If the wireless controller does not work,
check that [WL.REMOTE] is not set to
[
OFF
] (
95). Otherwise,
replace the battery.
1 Lift the padded handgrip's flap
and detach the strap from the
Velcro pad.
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2 Pull the strap to remove it first
from the front bracket on the
camcorder, then to unthread it
from the handgrip and finally to
remove it from the rear bracket on
the camcorder.
TO ATTACH A SHOULDER STRAP
TO ATTACH A WRIST STRAP
he ends of shoulder strap
the strap nt on the grip
adjust the lh of the
u can also remove the grip belt and
ch the shoulder strap directly to the
rbracket on the camcorder.
Pahe attaching en
stthrough the back
the mcorder, thread the p
throh the loop anfasten.
You clso attach wrist strap to
the straunt on grip belt to use
both for exnience and
protection.
TO REATTACH THE GRIP BELT
1 Pass the end of the strap through
the rear bracket on the
camcorder.
2 Thread the strap through the
padded handgrip and then pass it
through the front bracket on the
camcorder.
3 Fasten the grip belt as necessary,
attach the strap to the Velcro pad
on the handgrip and close the flap.
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Preparations
NOTES
Adjusting the Position and Brightness
of the LCD Screen
About the LCD screen: The screen is
produced using extremely high-precision
manufacturing techniques, with more than
99.99% of the pixels operating to
Rotating the LCD Panel
specification. Less than 0.01% of the
pixels may occasionally misfire or appear
as black, red, blue reen dots. This has
no effect on the reed image and does
not conste a maction.
Open the LCD panel 90 degrees.
• You can rotate the panel 90 degrees
downward.
• You can rotate the panel 180 degrees
toward the lens. Rotating the LCD
panel 180 degrees can be useful in
the following cases:
- When you wish to include yourself in
the picture when recording with the
self timer.
LCD Backlight
set the briess of the
normal or bt.
- To allow the camcorder ated
with the wireless con
front.
180°
DISP.
Hold
pressed down for more
than 2 seconds.
Repeat this action to toggle between
the normal and bright settings.
90°
NOTES
180°
• This setting does not affect the
brightness of the recording.
• Using the bright setting will shorten the
effective usage time of the battery pack.
Subject can monitor the LCD screen
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mode, the camcorder can help you with
the settings. For example, you can use
the Special Scene recording programs
Basic Operation of the
Camcorder
(
42) to set at once all the optimal
settings to match special recording
conditions.
The
Button:
Mode or
NOTES
Flexible Recording
In
mode yonnot access the
menus you caange the following
settings incfore setting the
The camcorder offers two basic modes
for recording video or still images:
mode for beginners or if you just prefe
not to bother with detailed camcorder
settings, and flexible recording mode
which lets you change thrder's
settings to your prefer
cmcorder to
de.
cording mmovies
quality of sages
slow shutter
tings in the [
UP] menu
YSTEM
Pres
butto enter the
e (the buts blue light will
be on). Yo not d to worry about
any settings shoot video using
just the zoom lever (
32) or take photos
34) and
START/STOP
(
(
Press the
button again to return
to the flexible recording mode (the
button's light is off). You can access the
menus and change settings to your
preference. Even in flexible recording
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Preparations
Operating Modes
Joystick and Joystick Guide
The camcorder's operating mode is
determined by the position of the mode
Use the joystick to operate the
camcorder's menus.
dial. In this manual,
a function is available in the operating
mode shown and indicates that
indicates that
Push the joystick up, down, left or right
(
,
) to select an item or change
settings.
the function is not available. When no
operating mode icons are given, the
function is available in all operating
modes.
e joystick itself
to save the
or confirm an acOn menu
s, this is indicated bthe icon
.
Thstick can also be used in
comation with the joystick guide to
operate additional functions. Press
to display/hide the joystick guide.
The functions that appear on the
joystick guide will change depending
on the operating mode. In the
illustrations of this manual, positions
other than those relevant to the function
explained are marked with a striped
pattern.
Operating mode
Mode dial
Icon display
Operation
Recording movies in the built-in memory* /
on the memory card
* /
(Green)
Recording still images in the built-in
* /
(Blue)
memory* / on the memory card
Playing movies from the built-in memory* /
memory card
* /
(Green)
Viewing still images from the built-in
memory* / memory card
* /
(Blue)
*
only.
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Selecting a FUNC. Menu Option
Depending on the operating mode,
these positions may be empty or show a
different icon than the one on the
illustration.
NEXT
When the guide contains multiple
“pages”, [NEXT] and the page number
icon ( ) will appear at the bottom
position. Push the joystick ( ) toward
[NEXT] to display the next “page” of the
guide.
Using the Menus
FUNC.
Press
.
elect (
) the icon of the
ction you want to change from
the left side column.
Many amcord
be sted fm the
aftressing the FUNC
F
Menu items not available will appear
grayed out.
(
). To access the me
camder to flexible ecording mode.
In mode, excor a few
excep, most msettings will
For details about the available menu
options and settings, refer to the
3 Select (
) the desired setting
from the available options at the
bottom bar.
• The selected option will be
highlighted in orange.
• With some settings you will need
to make further selections and/or
appendix Menu Options Lists (
press
. Follow the additional
operation guides that will appear
on the screen (such as the
icon, small arrows, etc.).
FUNC.
4 Press
to save the settings
and close the menu.
FUNC.
You can press
menu at any time.
to close the
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Preparations
FUNC.
6 Press
You can press
menu at any time.
.
Selecting an Option from the Setup Menus
FUNC.
to close the
Abbreviation of Menu Selections in this
Manual
In this manual, the
arrow is used to
abbreviate menu ctions. Below is
an example of chng a setting using
the setup enus.
FUNC.
MENU]
ISPLAY SP]
UAGE
]
language
elections in the FUNC. menu, the
aeviated form will always show the
initefault value. In recording mode,
its icwill appear on the left side
column when you first open the menu.
If the setting was changed, the icon of
the currently selected option will appear
instead.
FUNC.
1 Press
.
2 Select (
) the
he set
FUN
Yoan also hold
dfor more than 1 se
MENU
pr
on the wireles
coler to open dctly the setup
mencreen.
FUNC.
[
IMAGE EFFECT OFF]
3 Select
the red menu from
Desired image effect
FUNC.
the left sidmn and press
.
The title of the selected menu
appears on top of the screen and
under it the list of settings.
4 Select (
) the setting you want
to change and press
.
• The orange selection bar indicates
the menu setting currently
selected. Items not available
appear in black.
• Push the joystick ( ) to return to
the menu selection screen (step 3).
5 Select (
press
) the desired option and
to save the setting.
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